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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Heschel, the prophetic act takes place when the prophet is aware of what?

2. In ancient times, Israel only knew God as what?

3. What is anthropopathy?

4. One view that Heschel discusses is that an outstanding feature of a poet's consciousness is the sense of being what at the moment of inspiration?

5. Who stated that since the world is so full of filth and sin a just and loving God could not have created it?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Heschel compare the descriptions of prophecy?

2. What is Democritus's view of poets and divine inspiration?

3. What is ecstasy?

4. What is the purpose of ecstasy, as explained by Heschel?

5. How does Heschel think much of the Bible should be looked at?

6. How does Heschel describe the concerns of the prophets?

7. How does Heschel explain the beliefs that the prophets were frauds?

8. What was Spinoza's idea about the prophets and does Heschel agree?

9. What does Heschel describe as the end to indifference?

10. What is Heschel's theory of ecstasy and the prophets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least three prophets that are not Old Testament prophets. How do they compare/contrast to the Old Testament prophets?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss nonfiction. Distinguish it from fiction. In your discussion include genres of nonfiction, their purposes, what types were used in this book, were they used well, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss prophetic and poetic inspiration. Include information on what different scholars have to say and Heschel's explanation of the difference between inspiration for poetry and inspiration for prophecy.

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